Smoky Pearl Millet / Bajri Soup

Name: Smoky Pearl Millet / Bajri Soup
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup yoghurt; 3 tbsp bajri flour; to taste Salt; 2 cups water; 1/4 cup fresh peas; 1/4 cup carrots; 1 teaspoon ghee; 1/4 teaspoon cumim; 1/8 teaspoon hing/ asafoetida; 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies; 1 tbsp chopped fresh garlic; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; as needed Charcoal to smoke

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Bajri or bajra or pearl millet is one of the oldest cultivated crops which is the sixth most important grain in the world. It is gluten free and full of health benefits! Pearl millet is enriched with nutrients and full of antioxidants. It reduces blood sugar levels, cholesterol, relieves constipation, prevents insomnia and it also helps in weight loss. It is high in protein fiber and also helps prevent anaemia. It is also considered good for bones, skin and eyes.
It is commonly used as a major cereal in the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
I prepared this soup with bajri flour, dahi, carrot, peas and salt. For tadka I used ghee, cumin, hing, green chillies, coriander and fresh garlic. I even smoked it to enhance the flavours. And guess what? It was mind blowing! Who says healthy is not tasty???

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Ingredients

20 min

2 servings

1/2cup yoghurt
3 tbspbajri flour
to taste Salt
2cups water
1/4cup fresh peas
1/4cup carrots
Tadka -
1teaspoon ghee
1/4teaspoon cumim
1/8teaspoon hing/ asafoetida
1teaspoon chopped green chillies
1 tbspchopped fresh garlic
1 tbspchopped coriander leaves
as needed Charcoal to smoke

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Steps

20 min

1

Add yoghurt, bajri flour and salt in a pot and whisk it so that there are no lumps left. Now add two cups of water and whisk it again.
2

Put this mixture on stove and start cooking on low heat. Add chopped carrots and peas to it and mix it well. The mixture will start getting thicker in 10 to 15 minutes. When the soup is a little bit thick and vegetables are done but still crunchy, switch off the stove.
3

For tadka, heat ghee and add cumin seeds to it. When it browns, add hing, green chillies, fresh garlic and coriander leaves to it and pour this tadka over the soup. Mix it well with the soup.
4

Put charcoal on naked flame and make it red. Now place a small light weight plate in the soup and add hot charcoal to it. Pour little ghee on top and cover the lid to smoke the soup. Remove it after 5 - 7 minutes and mix the soup well.
5

Serve smoky bajri soup hot.

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spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

on January 06, 2021 10:24

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I am Mrunal Thakkar. I can introduce myself as a passionate cook. All the time there is mainly one thing on my mind and that is to cook something that my family likes to eat. I just love food ingredients and I love to feed family and friends.The same love has inspired me to start my cooking channel on YouTube under the name spice queen. I would love to share my recipes with you all. There is no greater joy.Keep cooking! Keep experimenting! Keep spreading love!